Combined can-opener and painter s tool



W. W.-MINNERLY.

COMBINED CAN OPENER AND PAINTERS TO0L.. No. 471,562. Patented Mar.29,1892.

Wibwww. I Inventqr:

' UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TVILLIAMNV. MINNERLY, OF EAST PATGI-IOG'UE, NEWV YORK.

COMBINED CAN-OPENER AND PAINTE RS TOOL.

QFPEOIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,562, dated March29, 1892.

Application filed November 11, 1891- Serial No. 411,640. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, W LLIAM W. MINNERLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Patchogue, in the county of Suffolk and State 7 of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful Can-Opener; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to painters tools; and it consists in theimprovement hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective View of the tool containing myinvention; Fig. 2, a similar View of the can-opener, and Fig. 3 asimilar view of the can-openerspring.

In thedrawin gs, A represents a wooden handle in two sections a 0,, heldtogether by rivets E, which also pass through the shank Z: of a scraperB and through the springs of a wirecutter C and a can-opener D. Thelatter is made with a concave lateral projection d,

to a full understanding of my invention, what I claim-as new, anddesireto protect by Letters Patent, is

A painters pocket-tool having a handle with the side notch a.',a springrabbeted on opposite sides at d (Z and a hinged can-opener D, providedwith a side guide d, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, WILLIAM W. MIN NERLY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Ross, WILLIAM OBEIRNE.

